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Informationen zum Autor Lynn Stephen is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. She is the author of several books, including Zapata Lives! Histories and Cultural Politics in Southern Mexico; Women and Social Movements in Latin America: Power from Below; and Hear My Testimony: María Teresa Tula, Human Rights Activist of El Salvador. Klappentext A classic study of Zapotec women weavers and their reactions to global capitalism. Zusammenfassung A classic study of Zapotec women weavers and their reactions to global capitalism Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps, Illustrations, and Tables ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1. Ethnicity and Class in the Changing Lives of Zapotec Women 15 2. Kinship, Gender, and Economic Globalization 46 3. Six Women’s Stories:Julia, Cristina, Angela, Alicia, Imelda, and Isabel 63 4. Setting the Scene: The Zapotecs of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca 92 5. Contested Histories: Women, Men, and the Relations of Production in Teotitlan, 1920—1950s 122 6. Weaving as Heritage: Folk Art, Aesthetics, and the Commercialization of Zapotec Textiles 152 7. From Contract to Co-op: Gender, Commercialization, and Neoliberalism in Teotitlan 200 8. Changes in the Civil-Religious Hierarchy and Their Impact on Women 231 9: Fiesta. The Gendered Dynamics of Ritual Participation 250 10. Challenging Political Culture:Women’s Changing Political Participation in Teotitlan 282 After Words: On Speaking and Being Heard 324 Notes 333 Glossary of Spanish and Zapotec Terms 339 Bibliography 343 Index 371
